[PATTERSON J SIR HUMPHREY GILBERT'S EXPEDITION 127 



harbour at a point whereas we have seen there is a strong probability 

 that his vessel was lost. There is thus a possibility, I venture to think, 

 even a probability, that this is a genuine relic of his expedition. If this 

 could be proved, it would add another to tlie many touching memories 

 that hover around that ancient site, as connected with the pioneer attempt 

 at English colonization in this quarter of the world. 



Sec II., 1897. 6. 



